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Volunteer teaching the student about alphabets	Students using the Alphabet Wheel to make simple words	The children in an Accelerated learning programme class are made to sit in small groups according to their competency achievement levels and taught by the volunteer	Volunteer demonstrating how the ‘chouka bara’ game is used for teaching the children

70000 children in the Accelerated Learning Programme 2003-04 !!!

Anjum, Eramma and Younus are 3 drop out children who were mainstreamed in June 2002 at Government School, Konapurpet, Raichur District. By February 03, they had acquired higher competencies and had an attendance of over 90%   More

New Educational CDs released

5 new educational CDs have been developed by Azim Premji Foundation as a part of the Computer assisted learning initiative. These 5 CDs address specific topics from Science and Mathematics such as Work, Force, Displacement, different types of energy, fractions, loss and percentage etc. There are a total of 14 CDs that have been developed by the Foundation.   More

Learning Guarantee Programme area coordinator speaks

21st of July 2003 was a very special day for Govt. Lower Primary School, Benakanahalli, Kudligi Block, Bellary district. The school was one of the first to be evaluated under the Learning Guarantee Programme. The Head teacher, teachers, School Development Monitoring Committee members, Block Education Officer (Mr. V.S.Jatti) and the Cluster Resource Coordinator (Mr. Gadadaiah) ensured that all the school records were made available to the evaluation team and that the evaluation proceeded without any hindrance. The community members including the parents of the children were very excited that the school where their children are studying is a part of the Learning Guarantee Programme.

S. Rudresh
Area Coorodinator – Learning Guarantee Programme
Kudligi Block.

Children Develop Local Content

Chaitra, studying in 7th standard in Govt. Higher Primary school, Hungenahalli in Malur Taluk, Kolar District was curious and inquisitive, like any other child of her age. She wanted to know more about her surroundings, nature, animal and plant life. Chaitra was very curious about the ‘BUTTERFLY’…. Is it a bird or an insect, what does it eat etc. This curiosity was recognized by the Young India Fellow in the Computer assisted learning centre, who encouraged Chaitra to learn more about the butterfly by developing Local Content.   More

Computer assisted learning, now available to many more children in Karnataka

On the same day, another Computer assisted learning centre was inaugurated in Govt. Higher Primary School, Ravindra Nagar,Shimoga Taluk, Shimoga District. (Photo of the set of CDs being opened by Mr. H.M.Chandrappa, MLA).

As of October 1st, out of the 135 new Computer assisted learning centres, 51 centres have started functioning and the remaining will open by October 31st 2003.

CD based learning to children in e seva centres in West Godavari district

West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh has started E seva kendrams in 46 mandal head quarters of the district. These kendrams initiated by the district government identifies Self Help Groups and rural youth who are given training and other support for starting and managing the centres. There are 46 centres, 15 run by SHGs and others by rural youth. These kendrams offer a variety of services including collection of electricity bills, issue of various certificates to the citizens, receiving and forwarding complaints etc. These centres will now also be used to provide computer assisted learning through CDs to children in the age group of 6 – 14 years.

As part of the MoU, Azim Premji Foundation will provide the educational CDs to these centres, besides providing training to e seva kendram nirvahaks and RSDP nirvahaks on the use of CDs for enhancing learning and management support on a need base at the request of the District Administration

Learning guarantee programme: Recruitment and Training of Evaluators

The first phase of recruitment was done from 12th to 20th June 2003 wherein 280 candidates were selected after a written test and personal interview.    More

Accelerated learning programme: Selection and training of volunteers

The selection of volunteers for the Accelerated learning programme was conducted in two phases 4th – 20th June 2003 and 5th – 9th July 2003.   More

Orientation programme for the Head teachers and assistant teachers under the III phase of the Computer assisted learning centre initiative

As part of the expansion of the Computer assisted learning centre initiative in another 135 schools across 27 districts of Karnataka, a one day orientation programme was conducted for the Head teachers and assistant teachers of these schools.   More

Technical Guide On Accounting And Auditing In Not-For-Profit Organisations

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Azim Premji Foundation had organized a two day National Conference in August 2002 in Bangalore towards defining guidelines for best governance, accounting and financial reporting in the NPO / NGO sector. As a way forward, the Research Committee of the Institute has brought out a Technical Guide on Accounting and Auditing for Not-for-Profit Organisations. The Technical Guide discusses the salient features and principal requirements of various Accounting Standards and the issues that may arise in the course of the application of the Standards. Also discussed are audit aspects and certain other facets of the NPO sector such as peculiar features, technical and operational aspects and applicable legal requirements etc.

Priced at Rs. 125, the Technical Guide is available at The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, P.B No. 7100, Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi-110002. Phone: 23370317/23370195/23370731 and also all the regional offices of ICAI.

Orientation Workshop for Area Coordinators

An intensive three day workshop was organized in Bangalore from 3rd - 5th April 2003 for area coordinators who would be responsible for the coordination of the Accelerated Learning Programme in the 16 blocks of North East Karnataka.   More

Expansion of Computer assisted learning centre initiative

Community meeting at Government Higher primary School, Kumsi, Shimoga Taluk.

MOU Between The International Literacy Institute and Azim Premji Foundation

Dan Wagner, Director and Professor, National Center on Adult Literacy/International Literacy Institute University of Pennsylvania and Dileep Ranjekar, CEO, Azim Premji Foundation at the signing of the MOU, January 30, 2003.

The International Literacy Institute, located at the University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education in Philadelphia, USA and Azim Premji Foundation have entered into a collaborative relationship to respond to the growing need for human resource development in the field of Elementary Education and literacy in India. More specifically the common goals will include inter alia literacy, education issues, new methods of teacher training, resources and evolution methodologies, innovative approach through intervention of technology in learning and evolving more effective teaching learning methods and materials.

Launch of the Learning Guarantee Programme

Mr. Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Corporation inaugurated the Learning Guarantee Programme at Gulbarga on 23rd November 2002.

The programme, a joint initiative of Government of Karnataka and Azim Premji Foundation covers nearly 10,000 government primary and higher primary schools in the 8 North East districts of Karnataka. The 3 year programme is designed to identify schools that demonstrate “guarantee of learning”, analyse the success factors and communicate these to other schools. More...

Inauguration of new Computer assisted learning centre at Hebbagodi, Anekal Taluk: Second phase of the CALC Project begins

It was an inauguration with a difference when Dr. B.K.Chandrashekar, the Honourable Minister for Education (Primary and Secondary), Government of Karnataka, inaugurated the Computer assisted learning centre at Government Higher Primary School, Hebbagodi, Anekal Taluk, Bangalore South on 14th November 2002.
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Mr. S C Tripathy, Secretary Elementary Education & Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development and Mr. Sumit Bose, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Department of Elementary Education & Literacy, Government of India.visit the Computer assisted learning centre at Government Higher Primary School Nagavarapalya, Bangalore South on 19 October 2002.

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• Training of block education officers as part of capacity building for UEE. 200 officers are being covered in 6    batches of 35-40 each in an intense programme. The first few batches have undergone this programme.    between July and September 2002

• Research study on community triggers and barriers to the universalisation of elementary education is   being commissioned and the report is expected by mid October 2002

• Baseline studies as part of the impact assessment of Community Learning Center. Research study on the    impact of the computer based community learning centers in 34 schools on enrollment retention and    learning achievment

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Inauguration of new Computer assisted learning centre at Hebbagodi, Anekal Taluk: Second phase of the CALC Project begins

A group of young children were ready to formally start learning on the computers. This school is the first Computer assisted learning centre out of the 55 new Centres that will be launched across 11 districts in the state of Karnataka during the month of November 2002. This is a joint initiative taken up by Government of Karnataka and Azim Premji Foundation, Bangalore.

With this addition CALC in the Government Higher Primary Schools to the 35 CALC which were started as a pilot, in mid 2001, this initiative successfully enters the expansion phase.

Dileep Ranjekar, CEO of Azim Premji Foundation said "We are committed to catalyzing the process of universalisation of elementary education in India and very strongly believe that innovative application of technology can significantly contribute to the learning of children thereby creating sustained universalization of elementary education.

Launch of the Learning Guarantee Programme: Mr. Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Corporation inaugurated the Learning Guarantee Programme at Gulbarga on 23rd November 2002.

The programme recognizes and rewards schools that enable children to acquire expected competencies while ensuring universal enrollment and attendance. The programme aims at inspiring and motivating teachers and schools to develop processes that will sustain Learning Guarantee.

Speaking after handing the first copy of the brochure on Learning Guarantee Programme to two school children, a teacher, head teacher and School Development and Monitoring Committee chairman, Mr. Premji said the only way the children could be retained is when they find their existence inside the school gainful, relevant and beneficial for life. ‘I am looking at the child acquiring necessary knowledge and life skills to be able to apply thought and to make informed choices in their life.’

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